According to reports, the device is a neurostimulator that sends electrical signals to the brain of the patient and considerably reduces the daily seizures by around 80 per cent. New Delhi: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that causes unprovoked, repetitive seizures in the patient. According to reports, the treatment for seizures can be controlled and up to 70 per cent of people living with the condition could become seizure-free if the right treatment is provided.
In an attempt to develop a breakthrough for controlling epilepsy seizures, a 12-year-old boy named Oran Knowlson from Somerset received a new epilepsy device that was implanted in his skull. This is the world’s trial of such a case. The device reportedly reduces the patient’s daily seizures by 80 per cent.
According to reports, the device is a neurostimulator that sends electrical signals to the brain of the patient and considerably reduces the daily seizures by around 80 per cent. Oran suffers from a condition called Lennox-Gastaut syndrome which is a severe form of epilepsy that started when he was three. Oran has shown a drastic improvement in his condition and is finally living a better quality of life as compared to earlier times, his mother told BBC .
Oran’s treatment is part of a research paper Organ’s case is the first such trial in the world, and his treatment is part of a research project (CADET) testing deep brain stimulation for chronic epilepsy. The project includes various hospitals.